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Tide Pool!
The tide pools along the La Jolla Shores are really special, especially in the late afternoon light. I liked how this young couple leaned toward each other as they looked closely into the small pools, and wanted to capture that … Continue reading
Posted in Figures, Landscape
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, La Jolla Shores, Landscape, San Diego, Tide Pools
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Veggies for a Still-life
Our Tuesday Night Zoom group had a good time rendering these veggies on a white dish towel.
Under the Umbrellas
I started this last February in Mexico. I liked the second figure, the umbrellas, and the simple landscape, but I was sitting in the sand below the first figure and forshortened her leg so much that it bothered me. Today, … Continue reading
Flowers on a Doorstep
The model sat on the counter, and I painted her directly without drawing her first. She had an awkward sweetness that was visually emphasized by adding flowers alongside her on an imaginary doorstep.
Between the Trees at Kate Sessions Park
Our Thursday group met at Kate Sessions Park in Mission Beach. The first painter to arrive began painting, and as the rest of us joined the group, many of us put up our easels close to his and painted a … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged California, Gouache, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Mixed Media, San Diego
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On a Rock
I sketched the model at a figure drawing group and later added the background.
Cherry Blossoms on a Hill
The cherry blossoms were fully in bloom at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park this morning. The flowers were so delicate that they were lost against all the spring greenery, so I left the surrounding hillside unpainted to increase … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 